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Nov 22nd, 14:162025 NHL DraftScout's Notebook: Radim Mrtka and Vojtěch Čihař generating intrigue for 2025 NHL Draft
Lassi Alanen goes into the scout's notebook this week to examine the start of the season for prospects in Central Europe.
Jun 3rd, 19:302024 NHL DraftThe Elite Prospects 2024 NHL Draft Guide is available now!
The Elite Prospects 2024 NHL Draft Guide is now available for download with an Elite Prospects Premium subscription!
Jan 22nd, 19:45Rookie Midterms
Rookie Midterms: How Simon Nemec's activation game has fit in perfectly with the New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils surprised everyone when they took Slovak defenceman Simon Nemec second overall in the 2022 NHL Draft. Two years later, it's paying off.
2023-12-02, 19:20NHL Prospect ReportCentral Europe Stock Watch: Petr Sikora taking on a big role with Oceláři Třinec's main squad
The December Central European Stock Watch zeroes in on the play of Petr Sikora, the Kaše brothers, Samue Buček, Miroslav Holinka, Vojtěch Hradec, and Martin Haronik.
2023-06-05, 19:002023 NHL Entry DraftThe Elite Prospects 2023 NHL Draft Guide is now available
The Elite Prospects 2023 NHL Draft Guide is now available with an Elite Prospects Premium subscription, and this year's edition is bigger and better than ever.
2023-04-10, 18:45NHL Prospect ReportCentral European Stock Watch: Adam Csabi a sneaky good player in 2023 NHL Draft
This edition of the Central European Stock Watch offers an update on Dominik Bokk, Adam Csabi, David Reinbacher, Matteo Kočí, and František Dej.
2023-01-17, 21:302023 NHL Entry DraftThe Elite Prospects January ranking of the top 64 prospects in the 2023 NHL Draft
The Elite Prospects scouting team has ranked the 64 best prospects for the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.
2022-12-06, 23:00NHL Prospect ReportCentral European Stock Watch: Ondrej Molnár's been full value in Slovakia's men's league
Ondřej Molnár's exciting brand of hockey leads the way in the Central European Stock Watch.
2022-09-30, 17:30Prospect Pool RankingsEP Rinkside 2022 NHL Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 9-ranked New Jersey Devils
The EP Rinkside Prospect Pool Ranking series continues with a look at the New Jersey Devils and their ninth-ranked system.
2022-06-02, 02:002022 NHL Entry DraftRisers and fallers on the most recent Elite Prospects 2022 NHL Draft ranking
The Elite Prospects scouting staff put together a new ranking for the 2022 NHL Entry Draft Director of film scouting Cam Robinson looks at the biggest risers and fallers from their March ranking to May.
2022-03-16, 18:112022 NHL Entry DraftThe Elite Prospects March ranking of the top 64 prospects in the 2022 NHL Draft
The Elite Prospects team has ranked 64 players for the 2022 NHL Entry Draft with their second board of the season.
2022-01-22, 22:102022 NHL Entry DraftFilm Room: Profiling Šimon Nemec's highly detailed game
Today's Film Room™️ has EP Rinkside Dir. of Film Scouting Cam Robinson looking at what makes Šimon Nemec such a highly effective defenceman, and the top one in this draft class, by his reckoning.
2021-12-17, 19:56World Juniors 2022First-time draft-eligible players to watch at the 2022 World Juniors
They call the World Juniors a 19-year-old's tournament, but every year there's a handful of first-time draft-eligible players who leave a huge mark for their country. Elite Prospects Dir. of Film Scouting Cam Robinson looks at some of the top first-time draft-eligible players set to wear their country's colours as this year's tournament.
2021-12-17, 15:00World Juniors 2022Meet the Team: An early look at what Slovakia might look like at the 2022 World Juniors
Elite Prospects Czechia/Slovakia regional scout Marek Novotny offers a player-by-player breakdown of the players likely to suit up for Slovakia at the 2022 World Juniors in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta.
2021-12-09, 18:412022 NHL Entry DraftFilm Room: Understanding Filip Mešár's electric style
Filip Mešár could soon become the first Slovak to be taken in the first round of the NHL Draft since Marko Dano in 2013.
2021-12-01, 20:282022 NHL Entry DraftThe EP Rinkside pre-World Juniors 2022 NHL Draft ranking
J.D. Burke and his team of scouts have come together to produce their first draft ranking of the year for the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, a board that's 32 players long.
2021-11-26, 22:472022 NHL Entry DraftScout's notebook: 3 prospects that should be high on our top-32 next week.
Tomorrow, the EPRinkside team will meet to create our first draft board of the season. It’s an exciting moment, the cumulation of months of scouting top prospects in our particular...
2021-09-17, 14:09Prospect Pool RankingsEP Rinkside 2021-22 Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 25-ranked Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers boast the NHL's 25th-ranked prospect pool, and they're the subject of today's writeup in the EP Rinkside prospect pool rankings countdown.
2021-06-03, 17:30NHL Entry Draft 20212021 NHL Mock Draft: Who's going where in the top 15 after the NHL Draft Lottery?
The NHL Draft Lottery came and went, and now we're just left to guess which teams are going to pick which players. Cam Robinson tries to figure that out in this mock draft of the top 15 picks now that that part of the board is set.
2021-05-21, 13:00NHL Entry Draft 2021The EliteProspects Rinkside post-U18 2021 NHL Draft Ranking
J.D. Burke and his team of scouts have convened to put together their latest draft ranking for the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, a list that's 64 players long, crafted after the U18 in Frisco and Plano, Texas.
2021-05-07, 08:36U18 WorldsBrandt Clarke stands out on the Canadian blue line at the 2021 IIHF Under-18 World Championship
Canada's Brandt Clarke stood out at the 2021 IIHF Under-18 World Championship. Abbey Mastracco reports from Texas on how Clarke may have raised his stock for the 2021 NHL Draft.
2021-05-02, 08:00U18 WorldsEP Rinkside Notebook: Breaking down the first week of the 2021 IIHF U18 World Championship
The IIHF U18 World Championship was sorely missed a year ago, but it is back and it has been one heck of a week of hockey in Texas. Cam Robinson takes a look at some of the event's big headlines.
2021-04-20, 16:45NHL Entry Draft 2021The EliteProspects Rinkside pre-U18 2021 NHL Draft Ranking
J.D. Burke and his team of scouts have convened to put together their latest draft ranking for the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, a list that's 48 players long, and sets the stage nicely for the U18s, set to start in Texas in no time.
2021-03-30, 17:35NHL Entry Draft 2021Film Room: Why Brandt Clarke is the top prospect in the 2021 class
Since you've already read the title, this first paragraph will not be much of a surprise to you. This piece will dive deeply into the game of Brandt Clarke. It...
